Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data84.58
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)6 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 760M

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 23 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has an age advantage of 16 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 945 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium D 945 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is a notebook one.


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